Anime is still a non-mainsteam subculture. Mostly people who are anti-social or don’t fit in are really into it. People who are socially alienated are attracted to extreme identity politics. So now you have a group of people society considers “weird” blaming their alienation on race, LQBTQ, communists etc. Also people become radicalised online, especially places like 4chan which are known for anime posting.
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Anime is still a non-mainsteam subculture. Mostly people who are anti-social or don’t fit in are really into it. People who are socially alienated are attracted to extreme identity politics. So now you have a group of people society considers “weird” blaming their alienation on race, LQBTQ, communists etc. Also people become radicalised online, especially places like 4chan which are known for anime posting.